West Lothian Council
A CMD hearing involving the outstanding West Lothian Council cases - took place in Edinburgh on Monday 18 October 2010.
The outcome of the CMD is that a GMF hearing will take place on dates to be confirmed - during the period April to June 2011.
While that is still some months away - the good news is that the council has run out of road - and will finally have to face the music.
In other areas, the prospect of a GMF hearing - where the employer has to explain and try to justify its discriminatory pay practices - has led to new offers of settlement.
Whether the same is true of West Lothian Council remains to be seen - but the council now has a few months to come to its senses - if it doens't, the GMF hearing will proceed.